By Nick Pollard This lovely postcard dating from about 1910 is entitled ‘The Village – Shepperton’ and is look-ing south along the High Street from approximately opposite where the Village Hall is now. At the time, this road was called Highfield Road as it led from the original settlement by the river to the common […]
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What a great initiative. The Burlington’s Dementia Friendly Cinema Club was launched in October and will continue on the first Friday of each month from 14.30 to 16.30. This initiative promises to bring joy and foster connections among individuals living with dementia and their families. The Dementia Friendly Cinema Club will screen timeless classics and
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By John Maxen Following my article last month about the appearance in my garden of the very rare Geometrician Moth, several enquires were received from readers wondering if a similar moth seen in their gardens was also a Geometrician. The answer (unfortunately) is no. The moth observed was the Jersey Tiger moth. Above you will
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Martin Green is a friendly, family man who spent 30 years serving in the London Fire Brigade. In April 2018 he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Prostate cancer and has been battling the disease ever since. Treatment has involved rounds of chemotherapy, radiotherapy as well as three hormone replacement therapies and two clinical trial
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By Monica Jones Remember the days before the internet when families used to gather together and play games on a Saturday night? We reminisce fondly about regular inter-generational battles for supremacy in Risk, or land-owning domination in Monopoly, or just downright cheating in Scrabble! Board games and cards are such a social thing to do.
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Mr Patel has been a PE teacher and Head of Year at Thamesmead School for 5 years, the school that he once attended himself as a student. In the Summer of 2023, Ryman (the sponsor) opened up to the entire country, for families to nominate any member of staff in a school setting, they felt,
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Would you be able to give up a few hours in the even-ing or at the weekend to help those in need locally? Background We are a surplus food redistribution charity, our mis-sion is to bridge the gap between food waste and food poverty locally. We operate from our hub at Sunbury Cricket Club in
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It is getting to feel a bit like autumn! Thank you for this month’s beauties to Chris Lewis, Mike Bodnar, M Attias, Jenny Slark, Jessica Paul, Monica Jones, Chris Lewis, Mike Bodnar, Tracey Calder, M Attias, Liz Racz, Elaine Norman and Jill Dalton. Do share your photos with us. Email monica@villagematters.co.uk.
This milestone was worthy of a good celebration. Shepperton Ladies Club has been a central part of the Community throughout their 60 years, from supporting young housewives in the early years to now providing a great service for many residents from Shepperton and the surrounding area, with a programme including great speakers and outings for
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Since 1943 Sunbury and Walton Sea Cadets have been helping 10-18 year olds to learn teamwork, respect, loyalty, self-confidence, commitment, self-discipline, honesty and how to fulfil their potential in a safe and friendly environment. Plans were approved to rebuild their very old centre near Walton Bridge, but it was badly damaged by the floods of
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By John Maxen, Friends of Ash Link We regularly hear and read that freshwater environments are in serious decline. The Environment Agency has reported that Britain has lost more than 90% of its ponds and other wetland habitats in the past 100 years. Nowhere is immune to the challenge of habitat loss. Such a habitat
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Thanks to this month’s photographers. What a stunning area we live in, and you have all captured it beautifully. Send photos for consideration to monica@villagematters.co.uk. Thanks.
By Nick Pollard As I write this article, another of Shepperton’s iconic pubs has closed. It’s only a few months since I was reporting on the closure of the Bull at Shepperton Green, but now the King’s Head has gone dark, and who knows if it will reopen as a pub? In the 1970s and
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By Natalie Wells, Themba Theatre Director Back in 2002, a friend of mine set up a charity called ‘Themba Facilitate’, to help support children living on the streets in the Philippines. They were a brand new charity and needed funds to help them get started. Having always loved and studied theatre, I decided to help
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By Monica Jones If you are looking for a creative outlet, and might just be curious to set foot on the famous D’Oyly Carte Island of Gilbert and Sullivan operetta fame, then this is an opportunity for you to do both. Artist Nicolene Grigg has opened a stunning studio on a wide beam canal boat
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